English Courses in New York City

Go out for lunch or dinner
There’s never been a better time to eat out in the Culinary Capital of the World. New York City has become a hotbed of seasonal and locally sourced cuisine – with restaurants growing vegetables on roof gardens or their own upstate farms, sourcing meats and seafood from sustainable outfits nearby, and embracing artisanal everything – from coffee roasting and whiskey distilling to chocolate- and cheese-making. Bars have also taken creativity to new heights, with pre-Prohibition-era cocktails served alongside delectable small plates – indeed gastropubs are some of the most creative places to get a meal these days. Of course, visitors can also hit the gourmet food-truck scene or dine more traditionally at one of NYC’s 20,000 + sit-down restaurants.

Visit a Museum or Gallery
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the “Met”), Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Guggenheim are just the beginning of a dizzying list of art-world icons. There are museums devoted to everything from fin de siècle Vienna to immigrant life in the Lower East Side, and sprawling galleries filled with Japanese sculpture, postmodern American painting, Himalayan textiles and New York City lore. The cutting-edge galleries of Chelsea and the Lower East Side offer a glimpse of current and future great artists.

See a Performance
When the sun sinks slowly beyond the Hudson and luminous skyscrapers light up the night, New York transforms into one grand stage. Well-known actors take to the legendary theaters of Broadway as world-class soloists, dancers and musicians perform at venues large and small across town. Whether high culture or low, New York embraces it all: rock performances at small Williamsburg clubs, lavish opera productions at the Lincoln Center, and everything in between. This is a city of experimental theater, improvisational comedy, indie cinema, ballet, poetry readings, burlesque, world music, jazz and so much more.

Visit these other attractions:

Central Park and Times Square
Two of New York City’s most iconic attractions.

Ground Zero Museum Workshop
Images and artifacts from the 9/11 Recovery and the “first stop” before heading to visit Ground Zero. On display are “The Frozen Clock,” “The Bible Page,” many more well-known images.

The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum and One World Observatory
The 9/11 Memorial consists of two massive pools set within the original footprints of the Twin Towers with 30-foot waterfalls cascading down their sides. The nearly 3,000 names of the men, women, and children killed in the attacks are inscribed into bronze parapets surrounding the twin Memorial pools. The Observatory is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

Museum of the City of New York
The museum owns over 1.5 million objects related to New York, including photographs, paintings, sculptures, a toy collection, a garment collection, and a Decorative Art Collection with furniture and household objects. The museum’s Theater and Broadway collection highlights an important part of New York’s nightlife scene.

Top of the Rock Observation Deck
The Top of the Rock Observation Deck is the newly opened, 3-tiered observation deck on the 67th, 69th and 70th floors of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The unforgettable experience includes a panoramic 360-degree, unobstructed view from 850 feet in the sky!

Grand Central Terminal
Opened to the public in 1913, this historic train terminal is a world-famous landmark in Midtown. Its rich history is a story of immense wealth and great engineering. It is the home of Metro-North Railroad, a subway station, iconic restaurants, shops, and the world’s most alluring Apple Store. Some of the highlights include the opal-faced clock above the Information Booth, the largest Tiffany Glass Clock in the World, and the mystifying acoustics of the Whispering Gallery in front of the Oyster Bar and Restaurant.

Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
The USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier, serves as a unique home to a museum of mostly helicopters and airplanes. Also part of the museum are a submarine, a Concorde and a Space Shuttle.

The High Line
The High Line is an elevated railway transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side. The park features lush horticulture, artworks, seasonal food vendors, community programming, and unique views of the Hudson River and New York City skyline. The High Line runs between Gansevoort Street to West 34th Street, between 10th and 12th Avenues.

The Frick Collection
Henry Frick once resided in this 18th-century French-style mansion; now it’s the home of his impressive art collection, which includes Titian, Vermeer, Rembrandt, El Greco, Goya, Whistler and more.

The Empire State Building
The world’s most famous office building offers unobstructed panoramic views of New York City and beyond from 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. daily. The 86th and 102nd floor Observation Decks offer the two highest vantage points in New York City. On a clear day, visitors can see up to five states – New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The Statue of Liberty
Dedicated in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral
An enormous 13th-century-style Gothic church on Madison Avenue.

Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall
Rockefeller Center is a national historic landmark in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Home to Top of the Rock Observation Deck, NBC Studios, Radio City Music Hall and much more.

The Met Cloisters
Branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that was constructed out of sections of French medieval monasteries, offers an extensive collection of statues, paintings, stained glass windows and tapestries.

Tenement Museum
The Tenement Museum preserves the history of immigration through the personal accounts of those who built lives in the Lower East Side. Visitors can view restored apartments from the 19th and 20th centuries, walk the historic neighborhood, and interact with residents to learn the stories of generations of immigrants who helped shape the American experience.

Ellis Island
Visitors can retrace the steps of their ancestors at this famous landing point that welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States.

Greenwich Village, West Village and SoHo
Like a small town within Manhattan, Greenwich Village (the “Village”) has narrow tree-lined streets and brick townhouses. SoHo is a fashionable neighborhood with boutiques, art and restaurants on cobblestone streets.